Valve-coupling.



D. F. FAULK.

VALVE GOUPLING,

APPLICATION mtu AuG.27. 1,914.

Patented July 1, 19165.

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D. F. EAULK.

VALVE COUPLING.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.27, 1914.

1,190,136, ,PantedJuly 4,1916.

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Fifi 'IIIIHHHLl HIHII? i um mi@ l jwwm Wilt/Mmc UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

DANIEL F. FAULK, OF HOLT, FLORIDA, VASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T0 WILLIAM C.GRIFFITH, 0F HOLT, FLORIDA.

VALVE-COUPLING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 4, 1916.

Application filed August 27, 1914. Serial N o. 858,886.

T 0 all whom t may conce/m Be it known that I, DANIEL F. FAULK, acitizen of the United States, residing at Holt, in the county of SantaRosa and State of Florida, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Valve-Couplings; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in valvecouplings, and has for its principal object to provide a link by meansof which the valve mechanism of a horizontal steam engine may bereversed.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device whichv is capableof being secured to any type of steam engine and which will edectivelyoperate thereon.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device which will beVeasily and quickly adjusted without inconveniencing the operator.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel combination and arrangement of parts which will be fully set forthin the following specica-- tion and accompanying drawings, in which,Figure 1 is a diagrammatic view of the valve controlling mechanismshowing the same in its neutral position, Fig. 2 is a view similar toFig. 1 showing the device in its reversed position, Fig. 3 is anenlarged detail elevational view of the reversing device, a portionthereof being in section to more clearly illustrate the details ofconstruction, Fig. 4 is an edge view of Fig. 3, Fig. 5 is a top planview of Fig. 3, Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on line 6-6 of Fig. 3,and Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail sectional view of the connecting bolt.

Referring now to the drawings by characters of reference, the numeral 1designates the cylinder of an ordinary steam engine which is providedwith the usual steamchest 2. The usual piston rod 3 is slidable in thecylinder and is connected in the ordinary manner to the fiy-wheel 4.This flywheel is rigidly carried by the shaft 5 upon which the eccentric6 is secured. This eccentric 6 is provided with the usual eccentricstrap 7 carrying the eccentric rod 8, vthe free end of which isconnected to the link, as will be more fully hereinafter described.

Theusual valve rod 9 is slidable in the steam chest 2 and is connectedat its free terminal to the cross-head 10, which is slidable between theguide bars 11. This cross-head 10 is provided with a suitable connectionby means of which the links may be secured.

The link, which is designated generally by the numeral 12, comprises theS-shaped body 13 having extending longitudinally therethrough theS-shaped slot 14. This body 13 is provided with a suitable handle 15which extends laterally from the center thereof indirect alinement withthe extension 16 which is slotted as at 17, and provided with thevertical apertures 18 and 19 which are arranged to receive the bolt.20

and wedge 21 respectively. This member 16 is arranged to form theconnection for the eccentric rod 8 hereinbefore referred to.

Slidable in the slot 14 of the link 12 are the blocks 22 and 23 carryingthe flanges 24. These flanges 24 are arranged to overlie a portion ofthe body 13 and one of the flanges carries a suitable set screw 25 whichis arranged to extend through a threaded aperture formed therein andproject into suitable recesses 26 which are formed in the body 13 atspaced intervals. These blocks 22 and 23 are held in operative relationby .means of the bolts 27 arranged to pass through bolt receivingopenings as illustrated in the drawings. Formed centrally of the blocks22 and 23 is the transversely extending aperture 28 which is arranged toreceive the sleeve 29 having the longitudinal bore 30 through which thebolt 31, forming the connection for the cross head, extends. This bolt31 is provided with a suitable longitudinal bore which communicates atits inner end with a transverse bore which extends through the peripheryof the bolt, and it will thus be seen that oil may be placed in the boltand will iiow to the periphery thereof, thereby providing 'for meanswhereby the same is lubricated to 100 prevent undue wear on theperiphery of the bolt and interior bore of the sleeve 29.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that in use the link is placed inposition on the cross-head 10 of the valve rod and con- 105 nectedthereto as hereinbefore described. The eccentric rod 8 is then connectedto the eccentric 6 as illustrated in Fig. 3 and when the engine is setin motion it will be evident that the parts will operate in their normall1() u

